Badger6

Completely agree, that’s why now I live a life that is much less exciting, if you will.

Personal use: I ride in mountains, I ride in urban canyons, I ride in forests, I ride next to canals, I ride across fields…I’m slightly annoyed when I note that my displayed position has drifted. I’m slightly annoyed when there is lag, like when changing direction of travel at an intersection, or a curve, roundabout, etc. I am keenly aware how GPS works, but in the end, it’s not a big deal if it is not always within 3m accuracy when riding a bike. I can see where it is a huge deal piloting a ship or plane, and of course in the case of the personally lived example from 2009 I provided above. My 1030 (not the plus) was good enough for cycling, and never was the cause of a bad ride. The 1040 I now own is much more precise in terms of positioning. But, at the end of the day, my ability to enjoy a bike ride, commute to work, or run to the bakery is unaffected by the accuracy or lag of the device recording the ride on the handlebars.

One exception, I was in Strava looking at my personal heat map recently, and remembered a ride where I was continually about 10-15m to the left of my actual track, it was weird to see a single line on train tracks, then later in the middle of a canal, and then finally in a major highway. I remembered that ride, the segments were wonky as hell, and a multitude of them didn’t even show up, but the mileage counted, so in the end...